Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy - Reporting on Green Procurement
This supplementary information table supports reporting on green procurement activities in accordance with the Policy on Green Procurement.
1. Context
The Department of National Defence (DND) is bound by the Federal Sustainable Development Act and is required to develop a 2020 to 2023 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS). DND has developed its corresponding 2021-22 DSDS Report, including applicable reporting on green procurement activities, which is tabled to Parliament in October of each year. This report can be found on DND’s website [link to come in October once tabled to the House].
2. Commitments
Greening Government: The Government of Canada will transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient, and green operations
| Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) target(s) | FSDS contributing action(s) | Corresponding departmental action(s) | Starting point(s) Performance indicator(s) Target(s) | Results achieved | Contribution by each departmental result to the FSDS goal and target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actions supporting the Greening Government goal and the Policy on Green Procurement | Departments will use environmental criteria to reduce the environmental impact and ensure best value in government procurement decisions | - | - | - | |
| Departments will adopt clean technology and undertake clean technology demonstration projects | - | - | - | ||
| Support for green procurement will be strengthened, including guidance, tools and training for public service employees | DND has included green procurement training as mandatory training for all employees | Number of DND employees who have completed the Canada School of Public Service Green Procurement course or equivalent, in the given fiscal year. |
3148 | This target increases awareness of green procurement requirements which leads to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. UN SDGs: 11, 12, 13 |
3. Report on integrating sustainable development
DND will continue to ensure that its decision-making process considers FSDS goals and targets during its strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process. An SEA for a policy, plan or program proposal includes an analysis of the impacts of the given proposal on the environment, including on relevant FSDS goals and targets.
Public statements on the results of DND’s assessments are made public when an initiative has undergone a detailed SEA (see here). The purpose of the public statement is to demonstrate that the environmental effects, including the impacts on achieving the FSDS goals and targets, of the approved policy, plan or program have been considered during proposal development and decision making.
During the 2021–22 reporting cycle, DND had no proposals that required an SEA and no public statements were produced.
In addition, DND has integrated environmental considerations into decision making at multiple levels through the implementation of the Impact Assessment Act, project planning and management steps, and departmental business processes.
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